Mark Barron
Senior Mapping Geologist
Location: Keyworth
Tel: 0115 936 3170
E-mail Mark Barron
Biography
- 2012 : 3D model QA Manager
- 2012 : Task Leader, Cotswolds and Upper Thames 3D mapping
- 2011 – current : BGS District Geologist for Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire
- 2005 –2010 : Project leader of Roade Cutting commissioned study
- 2005 – current : UK Scientific Map Editor
- 2002 – current : Chairman, BGS Jurassic Stratigraphical Framework Committee
- 1988 –1990 : Mapping and mineral reconnaissance, Solomon Islands
- 1979 – current : Geologist, British Geological Survey
- 1976 –1979 : BSc University of Liverpool, Geology
Accreditations
- 1991 : Chartered Geologist
- 1982 : Fellow of Geological Society of London
Skills
- 3D visualisation
- Core and section logging
- Geological mapping
- Map and 3D map Quality Control and Assurance
Current projects and collaboration
- 2012 : 3D mapping English South Midlands
Professional association
- 1992 : Member of the Geologists' Association
Research interests
- Geology of the English Midlands
- Jurassic geology of Great Britain, with particular interest in Middle and Upper Jurassic stratigraphy and palaeogeography of England
- Mass movement deposits and superficial structures in sedimentary sequences
Published outputs
Key papers
Barron, A J M, Lott, G K, and Riding, J B. 2012. Stratigraphical framework for the Middle Jurassic strata of Great Britain and the adjoining continental shelf. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/11/06.
Barron, A J M, Sumbler, M G, and Morigi, A N. 1997. A revised lithostratigraphy for the Inferior Oolite Group (Middle Jurassic) of the Cotswolds, England. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, Vol. 108, 269-285.
Barron, A J M. 2000. Broadway Quarry, Worcestershire: an enlarged section in the Inferior Oolite Group. Proceedings of the Cotteswold Naturalists' Field Club, Vol. 41, 309-321.
Woods, M, Barron, M, Hobbs, P, and Boon, D. 2007. Rock, Rail and Roade - uncovering a geological treasure. Geology Today, Vol. 23, 227-230.
